Monroe County inmate charged with spitting on officers

An inmate at the Monroe Correctional Facility is being charged with aggravated harassment for fighting with and spitting on several corrections officers, according to police.

The incident occurred around 4 p.m. on Tuesday when Christopher G. Hill “became irate and began verbally harassing” corrections officers, said a criminal complaint. Hill was in the process of being put on a 24-hour lockdown due to previous behavior.

Corrections officers attempted to remove Hill, 37, from his cell, when he allegedly began spitting on them, struggling and fighting with the officers, nearly causing them to fall down a flight of stairs, according to an affidavit of probable cause.

Officers were forced to place Hill on the floor and shackle his feet to calm him down. He continued his aggression, said the complaint, when he began banging his head into a door and screaming.

Hill is charged with resisting arrest, a misdemeanor, aggravated harassment by a prisoner, a third degree felony, and disorderly conduct.

Hill, of Stroudsburg is currently serving a sentence of 29 to 64 months incarceration on charges stemming from an unrelated theft and assault that occurred in late 2012.